Recycle
Tips for Recycling
All residents and commercial properties in Dakota County, including multifamily, must recycle a designated list of materials and all haulers serving Dakota County must accept these items.
Follow these rules to ensure your recycling gets recycled:
- Do not use plastic bags. Place recyclables loose in your recycling cart or in a paper bag.
- Empty and dry bottles, jars and containers. They don't have to be perfect — just free of most residue.
- Leave caps on containers.
- Empty and flatten boxes.
- Check the Recycling Guide if you are not sure about an item.
Safe to Recycle | Examples: |
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Paper | Newspaper & inserts |
Magazines & catalogs | |
Mail & office papers | |
Cardboard | Corrugated cardboard |
Paperboard (such as cracker boxes) | |
Cartons | Milk & juice cartons |
Soup, broth, and wine cartons | |
Juice boxes | |
Metal Cans | Aluminum, tin, and steel cans |
Glass Bottles & Jars | |
Plastic Bottles, Containers & Jugs | Containers numbered 1, 2, or 5 |
Soda, juice and water bottles | |
Milk and juice jugs | |
Margarine, cottage cheese, and other tubs and lids | |
Laundry detergent bottles and jugs | |
Clear berry and produce containers |
NOT SAFE: Do NOT place in curbside Recycling Bins
- Batteries
- Black plastic
- Ceramic dishware
- Clothing and textiles
- Food
- Household hazardous waste/hazardous waste
- Paper plates, cups, and napkins
- Diapers
- Pharmaceuticals and medicines/medical waste
- Plastic bags and film
- Metal cylinders (such as propane tanks)
- Scrap metal* (such as pots and pans)
- Shredded paper*
- Styrofoam
- Tanglers (such as chains, extension cords, hoses, string lights)
- Trash
- Yard waste and Christmas trees
- All items banned from being placed in the trash or recycling in state or local law, including: electronics, major appliances, sharps (lancetts, needles, syringes), tires
*Scrap metal and shredded paper are allowed in carts and dumpsters only if delivered to the Tennis Sanitation recycling facility.
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